Golf-marker.



No.. 797,755. PATENTED AUG. 22, 1905.

A. C. SAVAGE. GOLF MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. 1904.

Invmor,

IIED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GOLF-MARKE R.

To rar/ZZ 7.0700711/ it 711,04/ concern:

Beit known that LARTHUR O. SAVAGE,a citizen of the United States,residing at Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-Markers,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices known as markers or flags used in thegame of gol f for indicating the proper course of the ball, andespecially to such markers as are normally placed in the holes in theputtinggreens for locating the position of the said holes, and areadapted to be readily removable from their normal position when it isdesired to place the balls in the said holes. Markers of this class haveheretofore been constructed with bodies usually of metal and of formsknown as heart-shaped,7 balloonshaped, football-shaped, orwindmillshaped attached to a metal staff, which staff is pointed forinsertion into the ground at the bottom of the hole. Such a marker isusually provided with a handle projecting from the body at apoint-opposite to the staff to facilitatcits withdrawal from the ground.When the marker is withdrawn from the hole, it is customary either tothrust the pointed staff into the turf of the putting-green to enablethe marker to stand upright or to throw it down upon the turf near thehole. It is evident that either practice results in injury to the turf,which it is important to maintain in most perfect condition. To preventsuch injury to the turf of the putting-green is the principal object ofmy invention herein set forth.

A further object of my invention is to provide a marker that is moreeasily handled than those of the usual type, which must be thrust intothe sod by the exercise of considerabie force or be laid in anapproximately horizontal position upon the grass, making it necessaryfor the player to bend down to pick up the marker before replacing it inthe hole. Either of these operations involves considerable muscular.exertion, which may be avoided by the use of a marker of my improvedconstruction.

My invention consists of a golf-marker of the class described so formedas to provide a flat base, upon which the marker may stand when the saidmarker is withdrawn from its normal position in the hole and set uponthe turf in an inverted position, with its staff ver- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed November 3, 1904. Serial No. 231,243.

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

tical, the said base being so formed as to rest upon the turf of theputting-green without the danger of producing' any indentations or otherinjuries to the grass or turf that would tend to destroy the perfectsmoothness of the putting-green.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1shows a marker of my improved construction placed in its normal positionin the hole on the putting-green, the said hole being shown byscctioning the turf by a plane passing through the center of the hole.Fig. 2 shows the same marker placed in its inverted position near thehole, the fiat base referred to above resting on the grass of theputting-green. Fig. 3 shows a section of a marker of the constructionthat I have adopted. i

In the drawings, A represents the bod y portion of a marker of mypreferred construction, and B represents the staff or shaft attached tothe body A for the purpose of supporting it above the hole J. In Fig. lthe marker is shown in its normal position, with the pointed end I-I ofthe staff B forced into the earth at the bottom of the hole J, which iscut in the turf K. In Fig. 2 the marker is shown in its invertedposition, with the body A resting on the turf K near the hole J with thestaff B in a vertical position.

Referring especially to Fig. 3, in which the head A is shown in section,it will be noted that the lower end H of the staff B is pointed, so thatit may be more easily forced into the ground. The upper end of the saidstaff B is threaded. E is a block, preferably of wood, through which thesaid staff B extends and to which it is secured by the nuts F and G. Tothe block E is attached the hollow cone O, the upper end or base ofwhich is closed by the iiat disk D, which is preferably soldered to thehollow cone C.

I do not wish to be limited to the specific form and construction shown,but aim to cover by the terms of the appended claims all alterations andmodifications that come within the scope of my invention as previouslydefined.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

1. In a golf-marker, a staff and a body normally at the upper end of thesaid staff adapted to be seen from a distance, the said body having aiiat base adapted to support the said staff when placed in an invertedposition.

2. In a golf-marker, a body adapted to be seen from a distance andhaving a flat plate normally at the top and a staff perpendicular to thesurface of the said plate, the said plate being adapted to support thestafi1 when placed in an inverted position. l

3. In a golf-marker, a body adapted to be seen from a distance andhaving a circular disk normally at the top and a stati' perpendicular tothe surface of the said disk, the said disk being adapted to support thestaff when placed in an inverted position.

4. In a golf-marker, a staff, a body normally at the upper end of thesaid sta` adapted to be seen from a distance and a fiat plate connectedWith the said body adapted to support the said stad when placed in aninverted position.

5. In a golf-marker, a sta and a conical body secured to the said staif,the said body having a flat base and being normally at the top of thesaid stai, the base of the cone being adapted to support the staff whenplaced in an inverted position.

6. In a golf-marker, a conical body having' a fiat base and a staffextending from the apex of the said conical body, the said body beingadapted to support the staii' when placed in' of the said cone and astaff secured to the said l block.

l0. In a golf-marker, a conical body, an imperforate disk forming thebase of the said conical body, a perforated block forming the apex ofthe said conical body, a staiil extending through the said perforatedblock and means for securing the said staff to the said perforatedblock.

11. In a golfmarker, a hollow body, an imperforate plate closing one endof the said body, a perforated block fitted to the opposite end of thesaid body and a staff attached to the said perforated block.

In Witnesswhereof I have hereunto set my hand this lst day of November,1901i.

ARTHUR C. SAVAGE. Witnesses:

FRED B. (JoREY, GEORGE MAoLosxIE.

